The Baconing similar games & best alternatives

The Baconing - Trailer
The Baconing - the-baconing_1.avif
The Baconing - the-baconing_2.avif
The Baconing - the-baconing_3.avif
The Baconing - the-baconing_4.avif
The Baconing - the-baconing_5.avif
The Baconing - the-baconing_6.avif

The Baconing

PlayStation 3, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360 • 2011

Should you play it?

Roesha is a downloadable co-op character who helps DeathSpank in both his battles and his adventure. Enjoy 50% off both the game and DLC!

What works

  • Humorous and entertaining story/dialogue
  • Unique cartoonish art style
  • Challenging and engaging combat mechanics
  • Local co-op mode
  • Good value especially on sale

Things to keep in mind

  • High difficulty and frequent deaths frustrate some players
  • Game crashes and poor alt-tab support
  • Linear progression with limited exploration
  • Limited co-op functionality and no online multiplayer
  • Some clunky controls and targeting issues

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Kingdom of Night

  • DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue

  • LIZARDS MUST DIE

  • The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales

  • Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition

  • Onigiri

Less social

Games that feels like The Baconing but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter

  • Greedventory

  • Zwei: The Arges Adventure

  • Sudeki

  • Lost in Random: The Eternal Die

  • Realm of Ink

More intimate

Games that feels like The Baconing but with more focus on close relationships

  • Lost Castle 2

  • Cat Quest II

  • Rotwood

  • Zombie Vikings

  • SWORN

  • Absolum

Choose your own criteria ->

Similarity map

How to compare these games

Compare nearby games

Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with The Baconing. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with The Baconing. These titles are not in What to play next.

The Baconing: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Leadership.

Last update: 21/08/2026